First Look at New Star Wars Transformers
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 10:07AM CST
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- Clone Pilot / Republic Gunship...repainted in the now-classic Clone Wars color scheme, it was only a matter of time before we saw this made. Note the ARC Trooper pilot this time...a nice touch.
- Obi-Wan Kenobi / Jedi Starfighter...complete with Hyperspace Ring!
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Posted by magnusupreme on January 29th, 2008 @ 10:12am CST
Posted by First-Aid on January 29th, 2008 @ 10:13am CST
Oh, look. Another Clone Wars repaint. Meh.
Posted by woosh on January 29th, 2008 @ 10:18am CST
Posted by Senor Hugo on January 29th, 2008 @ 10:26am CST
Minimum amount of work, for more profit.
Posted by Solrac333 on January 29th, 2008 @ 10:30am CST
Posted by Rushie on January 29th, 2008 @ 11:23am CST
Posted by Uniprimus on January 29th, 2008 @ 11:32am CST
Why can't Hasbro stop making these shitty figures and use the money for something like Leader Blakout or Voyager Bonecrusher, or hell, more Classics?
Accept if, Hasbro, this line FAILED. I have to climb over mountains of this shit to reach Movie toys.
The only SWTF (hey, that name fits the line. SWTF?)figure that looked alright was the Death Star Vader, and even that had crappy quality control.
(Rant over)
Posted by --B-- on January 29th, 2008 @ 11:38am CST
And unfortunaly, this line sells pretty well, so it will continue.
Posted by Solrac333 on January 29th, 2008 @ 12:01pm CST
Posted by Dr. Z on January 29th, 2008 @ 12:02pm CST
Eradicator wrote:Accept if, Hasbro, this line FAILED.
Here, they sell out pretty quick. And pretty much everywhere I go too.
I only have a few myself (the bigger ones). I might get the Obi-Wan, it looks more interesting than the first version.
PS : I'm ready GI Joe Transformers.
Posted by Menbailee on January 29th, 2008 @ 12:40pm CST
Posted by Wheeljack35 on January 29th, 2008 @ 1:09pm CST
there just freakin repaints not new molds
Posted by Dr. Z on January 29th, 2008 @ 1:23pm CST
Wheeljack35 wrote:This is news?
there just freakin repaints not new molds
All other Transformers repaints are also frontpaged, why would it be any different? They're Transformers too.
Posted by woosh on January 29th, 2008 @ 2:16pm CST
The plastic just looks weak, the paint is sloppy, and... oh well. The robot modes just look rally weak.
Lol at the thin legs.
Posted by DISCHARGE on January 29th, 2008 @ 2:22pm CST
fans.
I lost interest in Star Wars toys years ago
but love Transformers. I have yet to spend any cash on these
and don't intend to.
Posted by Talous on January 29th, 2008 @ 2:45pm CST
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 29th, 2008 @ 3:35pm CST
Beyond that this is more stuff that I won't buy. They cost to much, never go on sale, and even though the alts are spot on, the robots suck.
Maybe it's a territory thing, but near me, these don't ever sell.
Posted by soundwave13c on January 29th, 2008 @ 3:48pm CST
Posted by Autobot Snake Eyes on January 29th, 2008 @ 6:51pm CST
Posted by Mechabreaker on January 29th, 2008 @ 7:37pm CST
Posted by decepticonjon on January 29th, 2008 @ 7:57pm CST
Posted by Zeds on January 29th, 2008 @ 8:02pm CST
Posted by Primacron's Little Helper on January 29th, 2008 @ 8:05pm CST
I started collecting swtf because at the time they started I was thinking of getting some star wars figures and they seemed like the perfect solution.
The reason I don't collect action figures is because I find them a bit boring - transformers come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and colours. Oh and they transform!
I don't mind repaints (seekers,prowl/smokescreen/bluestreak) but there's already an Obi-wan and the battleship is a repaint of mold that wasn't very good in the first place.
A repaint of Saesee Tiin as Kit Fisto or Plo Koon I would buy.
Posted by decepticonjon on January 29th, 2008 @ 9:05pm CST
Primacron's Little Helper wrote:I think these are awful and I collect them!
perfect sig.. thanks good sir.
Posted by Primacron's Little Helper on January 30th, 2008 @ 1:32am CST
I think the Saesee Tiin mold is better than the original Obi-Wan but the colour seems a bit off to me.
Posted by rpetras on January 30th, 2008 @ 12:17pm CST
omega666 wrote:They should make a log that transforms into an Ewok.
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Posted by --B-- on January 30th, 2008 @ 12:49pm CST
Liege Evilmus wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing this line go away, but I do want a DeathStar, and due to popular review from trusted members, that Comander Cody thing(plus I love what Jin did with it), and maybe a Darth Maul(I like the ship).
Buy it, it's worth it. Decent articulation, a nice transformtation, hidden compartments, and the Storm trooper helmet is the closest thing (besides Darth Vader) to a TF style head you are gonna get. It's the only SWTF that I have bought, and the only one I plan on buying. My kids like it too, it's a cool vehicle, although I really can't tell which end is supposed to be the front.
Posted by Rushie on January 30th, 2008 @ 2:42pm CST
Posted by No Death for Prowl on January 30th, 2008 @ 4:11pm CST
--B-- wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing this line go away, but I do want a DeathStar, and due to popular review from trusted members, that Comander Cody thing(plus I love what Jin did with it), and maybe a Darth Maul(I like the ship).
Buy it, it's worth it. Decent articulation, a nice transformtation, hidden compartments, and the Storm trooper helmet is the closest thing (besides Darth Vader) to a TF style head you are gonna get. It's the only SWTF that I have bought, and the only one I plan on buying. My kids like it too, it's a cool vehicle, although I really can't tell which end is supposed to be the front.
Wholeheartedly agree. The Commander Cody tank is one of the few in this line that really is worth it. Since the robot mode is designed from a clone/storm trooper, it looks more convincing and a whole lot better than the mutated heads of other SWTF figures. Also, the robot mode is well proportioned, so it doesn't suffer from the flimsy leg joints that others in this line seem to.
Oh, by the way, the front of the vehicle would be the the end with the compartment you can put the small figure of the driver into.
Posted by Liege Evilmus on January 30th, 2008 @ 4:31pm CST
It's spoken so highly of that I gotta see what they hype is about.
Posted by --B-- on January 30th, 2008 @ 7:33pm CST
No Death for Prowl wrote:--B-- wrote:[
Buy it, it's worth it. Decent articulation, a nice transformtation, hidden compartments, and the Storm trooper helmet is the closest thing (besides Darth Vader) to a TF style head you are gonna get. It's the only SWTF that I have bought, and the only one I plan on buying. My kids like it too, it's a cool vehicle, although I really can't tell which end is supposed to be the front.
Wholeheartedly agree. The Commander Cody tank is one of the few in this line that really is worth it. Since the robot mode is designed from a clone/storm trooper, it looks more convincing and a whole lot better than the mutated heads of other SWTF figures. Also, the robot mode is well proportioned, so it doesn't suffer from the flimsy leg joints that others in this line seem to.
Oh, by the way, the front of the vehicle would be the the end with the compartment you can put the small figure of the driver into.
That was a joke by the way . My 3 year old drives it one way, and my 1.5 year old the other. I personally think that the "back" looks better as the front than the front does.
Posted by PrimulArchangel on January 31st, 2008 @ 5:31pm CST
Posted by Rushie on February 1st, 2008 @ 7:12am CST
PrimulArchangel wrote:i bought my first and only one and it fell apart in my hands
Which one? Some (like TIE Darth Vader and Obi-Wan) are sturdier than the others (Grievous, ARC Fighter Clone, Luke)
Posted by PrimulArchangel on February 1st, 2008 @ 3:25pm CST
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 1st, 2008 @ 5:02pm CST
No Death for Prowl wrote:--B-- wrote:Liege Evilmus wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing this line go away, but I do want a DeathStar, and due to popular review from trusted members, that Comander Cody thing(plus I love what Jin did with it), and maybe a Darth Maul(I like the ship).
Buy it, it's worth it. Decent articulation, a nice transformtation, hidden compartments, and the Storm trooper helmet is the closest thing (besides Darth Vader) to a TF style head you are gonna get. It's the only SWTF that I have bought, and the only one I plan on buying. My kids like it too, it's a cool vehicle, although I really can't tell which end is supposed to be the front.
Wholeheartedly agree. The Commander Cody tank is one of the few in this line that really is worth it. Since the robot mode is designed from a clone/storm trooper, it looks more convincing and a whole lot better than the mutated heads of other SWTF figures. Also, the robot mode is well proportioned, so it doesn't suffer from the flimsy leg joints that others in this line seem to.
Oh, by the way, the front of the vehicle would be the the end with the compartment you can put the small figure of the driver into.
Ok so I bought this figure today, he's nice and all, but sorry, either I'm missing something or I don't see they hype.
Also, I realy don't know much about Star Wars, so is this a good or bad guy?
Posted by Rushie on February 1st, 2008 @ 5:08pm CST
That ball he transforms into is the Death Star, a huge spherical space station with a planet-destroying laser weapon.
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 2nd, 2008 @ 11:07am CST
Rushie wrote:Darth Vader is like the uber bad guy of cinema history. He's the main character of all six movies and basically goes from a little innocent kid named Anakin Skywalker to an ambitious power hungry Jedi (sort of warrior monk with supernatural powers) then feels betrayed by everything and becomes the apprentice of an evil dictator Sith (mortal enemies of the Jedi)
That ball he transforms into is the Death Star, a huge spherical space station with a planet-destroying laser weapon.
Actualy I was asking about this Cody guy?
Thanks, but man, even babies know that
Posted by Rushie on February 3rd, 2008 @ 11:12am CST
Liege Evilmus wrote:Actualy I was asking about this Cody guy?
Thanks, but man, even babies know that
Oops, sorry, my bad.
Clone Commander Cody is serving Obi-Wan Kenobi in Episode III. He's commander of a whole legion of orange deco-ed Clones and their mission is to take out General Grievous, who is a bad guy serving in the droid army. (the same army from Episode I and II which is controlled by Darth Sidious)
Cody has been pals with Obi-Wan for a long time, which is elaborated in the cartoon series taking place between epII and III. Chancellor Palpatine (the future Emperor) is ruler of the Galactic Republic and actually the same guy as the evil Darth Sidious. He declares a special Order (Order 66) stating that every Jedi should be killed. Thus, Cody turns against Obi-Wan, who falls seemingly to his death but escapes the planet to search for other Jedi survivors. That's pretty much all we see of Cody.
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 3rd, 2008 @ 12:51pm CST
I think I'll make him a member of my movie lens head drone battalion then.
Thanks again!